"du" meaning in Swedish

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Pronoun

IPA: /dʉː/, [d̪ʉː], /dɵ/ [unstressed] Audio: Sv-du.ogg
Rhymes: -ʉː Etymology: From Old Swedish þū, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|þu|þū}} Old Swedish þū, {{inh|sv|non|þú}} Old Norse þú, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*þū}} Proto-Germanic *þū, {{inh|sv|ine-pro|*túh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ Head templates: {{head|sv|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns}} du Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], jag [first-person, nominative, singular], mig [first-person, oblique, singular], mej [colloquial, first-person, oblique, pronunciation-spelling, singular], min [first-person, possessed-common, possessive, singular], mitt [first-person, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular], mina [first-person, possessed-many, possessive, singular], du [nominative, second-person, singular], dig [oblique, second-person, singular], dej [colloquial, oblique, pronunciation-spelling, second-person, singular], din [possessed-common, possessive, second-person, singular], ditt [possessed-neuter, possessive, second-person, singular], dina [possessed-many, possessive, second-person, singular], han [masculine, nominative, person, singular, third-person], honom [masculine, oblique, person, singular, third-person], han [informal, masculine, oblique, person, singular, third-person], en [dialectal, informal, masculine, oblique, person, singular, third-person], hans [masculine, person, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], hon [feminine, nominative, person, singular, third-person], henne [feminine, oblique, person, singular, third-person], na [dialectal, feminine, informal, oblique, person, singular, third-person], hennes [feminine, person, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], hen [gender-neutral, neologism, nominative, singular, third-person], hen [gender-neutral, neologism, oblique, singular, third-person], henom [gender-neutral, neologism, oblique, singular, third-person], hens [gender-neutral, neologism, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], den [common-gender, nominative, singular, third-person], den [common-gender, oblique, singular, third-person], dess [common-gender, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], det [neuter, nominative, singular, third-person], det [neuter, oblique, singular, third-person], dess [neuter, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], man [indefinite, nominative, singular, third-person], en [indefinite, nominative, singular, third-person], en [indefinite, oblique, singular, third-person], ens [indefinite, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], - [nominative, reflexive, singular, third-person], sig [oblique, reflexive, singular, third-person], sej [colloquial, oblique, pronunciation-spelling, reflexive, singular, third-person], sin [possessed-common, possessive, reflexive, singular, third-person], sitt [possessed-neuter, possessive, reflexive, singular, third-person], sina [possessed-many, possessive, reflexive, singular, third-person], vi [first-person, nominative, plural], oss [first-person, oblique, plural], vår [first-person, plural, possessed-common, possessive], våran [first-person, informal, plural, possessed-common, possessive], vårt [first-person, plural, possessed-neuter, possessive], vårat [first-person, informal, plural, possessed-neuter, possessive], våra [first-person, plural, possessed-many, possessive], ni [nominative, plural, second-person], er [oblique, plural, second-person], er [plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person], eran [informal, plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person], ers [formal, plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person, term-of-address], ert [plural, possessed-neuter, possessive, second-person], erat [informal, plural, possessed-neuter, possessive, second-person], era [plural, possessed-many, possessive, second-person], I [archaic, nominative, plural, second-person], eder [archaic, oblique, plural, second-person], eder [archaic, plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person], eders [archaic, formal, plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person, term-of-address], edert [archaic, plural, possessed-neuter, possessive, second-person], edra [archaic, plural, possessed-many, possessive, second-person], de [nominative, plural, third-person], dom [colloquial, nominative, plural, pronunciation-spelling, third-person], dem [oblique, plural, third-person], dom [colloquial, oblique, plural, pronunciation-spelling, third-person], deras [plural, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, third-person], - [nominative, plural, reflexive, third-person], sig [oblique, plural, reflexive, third-person], sej [colloquial, oblique, plural, pronunciation-spelling, reflexive, third-person], sin [plural, possessed-common, possessive, reflexive, third-person], sitt [plural, possessed-neuter, possessive, reflexive, third-person], sina [plural, possessed-many, possessive, reflexive, third-person], dhu [alternative], thu [alternative], tu [alternative], tv [alternative], do [alternative], do [alternative], [alternative]
  1. you (subjective case, singular)
    Sense id: en-du-sv-pron-5Wm7USaa Categories (other): Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish personal pronouns, Swedish pronouns Disambiguation of Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 48 48 4 Disambiguation of Swedish personal pronouns: 48 48 5 Disambiguation of Swedish pronouns: 46 46 9
  2. you (subjective case, singular)
    thou (if fitting for the context)
    Sense id: en-du-sv-pron-geKGv~4L Categories (other): Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish personal pronouns, Swedish pronouns Disambiguation of Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 48 48 4 Disambiguation of Swedish personal pronouns: 48 48 5 Disambiguation of Swedish pronouns: 46 46 9
  3. Used as a vocative to get someone's attention; hey
    Sense id: en-du-sv-pron-sv:vocative
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dua, duskål

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dua"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "duskål"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "þu",
        "4": "þū"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish þū",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "þú"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse þú",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*þū"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *þū",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*túh₂"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *túh₂",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish þū, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "first-person",
        "oblique",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "min",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mitt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "din",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ditt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "han",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "honom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "han",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "person",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "henne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "feminine",
        "informal",
        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hennes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "person",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "gender-neutral",
        "neologism",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "gender-neutral",
        "neologism",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "henom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "gender-neutral",
        "neologism",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "gender-neutral",
        "neologism",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "den",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "den",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dess",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "det",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "det",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dess",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "man",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oss",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vår",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "våran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vårt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vårat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "våra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "er",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "er",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "term-of-address"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ert",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "era",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "I",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "term-of-address"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edert",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tv",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
      ]
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    }
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        {
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          "type": "example"
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        {
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          "ref": "1981, X Models (lyrics and music), “Två av oss [Two of us]”:",
          "text": "Det finns bara en av mig och det är jag. Det finns bara en av dig och det är du. Det finns bara två av oss, och det är vi.",
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            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "48 48 4",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "48 48 5",
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        {
          "_dis": "46 46 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "THOU artful Master, good counsel give,\nShould one now spare this scoundrel's life?",
          "ref": "1649, Jacobus Petri Chronander, Bele-Snack, Eller Een Ny Comœdia, act I, scene IV, page 40:",
          "text": "TV Konstrijke Mästare, godt rådh giff,\nSkall man nu skona thenna skelmens lijff?",
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        }
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          "english": "Hey Nisse, have you fed the cat?",
          "text": "Du Nisse, har du matat katten?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Hey, could you hand me the spoon?",
          "text": "Du, skulle du kunna räcka mig skeden?",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "Jo du, jag kom precis på en till grej vi måste göra\nOh, by the way [roughly – literally, \"yeah you,\" or \"listen you\" or the like – see jo], I just remembered another thing we need to do",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The wolf howls in the forest of the night. He wants to sleep but cannot. [\"He wants to but cannot sleep\" – \"He wants to X\" is \"Han vill X\"] [The] hunger tears his wolf's belly, and it is cold in his stove [archaic, dialectal, in the dated English sense]. Hey wolf, hey wolf, do not come here [hither, to here]. My child you will never have.",
          "ref": "1984, “Vargsången [The wolf song]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Björn Isfält (music)performed by Lena Nyman:",
          "text": "Vargen ylar i nattens skog. Han vill men kan inte sova. Hungern river hans vargabuk, och det är kallt i hans stova. Du varg, du varg, kom inte hit. Ungen min får du aldrig.",
          "type": "quote"
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      "ipa": "[d̪ʉː]"
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}
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    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish personal pronouns",
    "Swedish pronouns",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European"
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      "form": "jag",
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      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mig",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "oblique",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "pronunciation-spelling",
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        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "possessive",
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    {
      "form": "du",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "oblique",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ditt",
      "source": "declension",
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        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "han",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "honom",
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      "tags": [
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        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "han",
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        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hans",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "person",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "henne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "feminine",
        "informal",
        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hennes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
        "person",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "neologism",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "neologism",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "henom",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neologism",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "gender-neutral",
        "neologism",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "den",
      "source": "declension",
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        "common-gender",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "den",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dess",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "det",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "det",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dess",
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        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "man",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oss",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vår",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "våran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vårt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vårat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "våra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "er",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "er",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "term-of-address"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ert",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "era",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "I",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "term-of-address"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edert",
      "source": "declension",
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        "possessive",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "edra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tv",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dö",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "personal pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "du",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with quotations",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Nisse, you are a small frog",
          "text": "Nisse, du är en liten groda",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There is only one of me and that is I. There is only one of you [object] and that is you [subject]. There are only two of us, and that is us [we – subject]. [Swedish has some of the same subject/object fuzziness as English, but a standalone \"Det är \" idiomatically (through intuition rather than being taught) uses the subject form]",
          "ref": "1981, X Models (lyrics and music), “Två av oss [Two of us]”:",
          "text": "Det finns bara en av mig och det är jag. Det finns bara en av dig och det är du. Det finns bara två av oss, och det är vi.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (subjective case, singular)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with quotations",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "THOU artful Master, good counsel give,\nShould one now spare this scoundrel's life?",
          "ref": "1649, Jacobus Petri Chronander, Bele-Snack, Eller Een Ny Comœdia, act I, scene IV, page 40:",
          "text": "TV Konstrijke Mästare, godt rådh giff,\nSkall man nu skona thenna skelmens lijff?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (subjective case, singular)",
        "thou (if fitting for the context)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "thou",
          "thou"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with quotations",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hey Nisse, have you fed the cat?",
          "text": "Du Nisse, har du matat katten?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Hey, could you hand me the spoon?",
          "text": "Du, skulle du kunna räcka mig skeden?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Jo du, jag kom precis på en till grej vi måste göra\nOh, by the way [roughly – literally, \"yeah you,\" or \"listen you\" or the like – see jo], I just remembered another thing we need to do",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The wolf howls in the forest of the night. He wants to sleep but cannot. [\"He wants to but cannot sleep\" – \"He wants to X\" is \"Han vill X\"] [The] hunger tears his wolf's belly, and it is cold in his stove [archaic, dialectal, in the dated English sense]. Hey wolf, hey wolf, do not come here [hither, to here]. My child you will never have.",
          "ref": "1984, “Vargsången [The wolf song]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Björn Isfält (music)performed by Lena Nyman:",
          "text": "Vargen ylar i nattens skog. Han vill men kan inte sova. Hungern river hans vargabuk, och det är kallt i hans stova. Du varg, du varg, kom inte hit. Ungen min får du aldrig.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used as a vocative to get someone's attention; hey"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vocative",
          "vocative#English"
        ],
        [
          "hey",
          "hey#English"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "sv:vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʉː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪ʉː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɵ/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-du.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d4/Sv-du.ogg/Sv-du.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Sv-du.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʉː"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Du-reformen",
    "sv:du"
  ],
  "word": "du"
}

Download raw JSONL data for du meaning in Swedish (13.5kB)

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